diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/View/Helper/SessionHelperTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/View/Helper/SessionHelperTest.php
index 1d36810bb..2fea49113 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/View/Helper/SessionHelperTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/View/Helper/SessionHelperTest.php
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ class SessionHelperTest extends CakeTestCase {
 	public function tearDown() {
 		$_SESSION = array();
 		unset($this->View, $this->Session);
+		CakePlugin::unload();
 		parent::tearDown();
 	}
 
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ class SessionHelperTest extends CakeTestCase {
  */
 	public function testFlashElementInAttrs() {
 		App::build(array(
-			'views' => array(CAKE . 'Test' . DS . 'test_app' . DS . 'View'. DS)
+			'View' => array(CAKE . 'Test' . DS . 'test_app' . DS . 'View'. DS)
 		));
 		$result = $this->Session->flash('flash', array(
 			'element' => 'session_helper',
@@ -168,4 +169,23 @@ class SessionHelperTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		));
 		$expected = "<div id=\"notificationLayout\">\n\t<h1>Alert!</h1>\n\t<h3>Notice!</h3>\n\t<p>This is a calling</p>\n</div>";
 	}
+
+/**
+ * test using eleents in plugins.
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	public function testFlashWithPluginElement() {
+		App::build(array(
+			'Plugin' => array(CAKE . 'Test' . DS . 'test_app' . DS . 'Plugin'. DS)
+		));
+		CakePlugin::load('TestPlugin');
+
+		$result = $this->Session->flash('flash', array(
+			'element' => 'plugin_element',
+			'plugin' => 'TestPlugin'
+		));
+		$expected = 'this is the plugin element using params[plugin]';
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, $result);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/Cake/View/Helper/SessionHelper.php b/lib/Cake/View/Helper/SessionHelper.php
index 696821921..23de503e0 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/View/Helper/SessionHelper.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/View/Helper/SessionHelper.php
@@ -128,9 +128,13 @@ class SessionHelper extends AppHelper {
 			} elseif ($flash['element'] == '' || $flash['element'] == null) {
 				$out = $message;
 			} else {
+				$options = array();
+				if (isset($flash['plugin'])) {
+					$options['plugin'] = $flash['plugin'];
+				}
 				$tmpVars = $flash['params'];
 				$tmpVars['message'] = $message;
-				$out = $this->_View->element($flash['element'], $tmpVars);
+				$out = $this->_View->element($flash['element'], $tmpVars, $options);
 			}
 			CakeSession::delete('Message.' . $key);
 		}